Hydrocortisone in ns IV syringe 1 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at Franklin Woods Community Hospital

300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$197.56

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,317.06

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$3.08 with BLUE CROSS vs $301.61 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $3.08 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9.08 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9.92 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $37.51 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $49.87 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $49.87 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $49.87 ↓ -75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $87.38 ↓ -56%
AETNA AETNA $192.43 ↓ -3%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $256.37 ↑ +30%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $301.61 ↑ +53%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $301.61 ↑ +53%

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Hydrocortisone in ns IV syringe 1 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $197.56 $3.08 – $37.51
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $46.05 $6.44 – $43.25
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $58.71 $9.58 – $77.89
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $24.18 $6.44 – $26.05
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $83.89 $9.58 – $77.89
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $46.05 $6.44 – $43.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $46.05 $6.44 – $43.25
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $46.05 $6.44 – $43.25

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